Date Time Format in RUBY (See related posts)

------------------------------------------------------------------- Time#strftime
time.strftime( string ) => string
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Formats time according to the directives in the given format string. Any text not listed as a directive will be passed through to the output string.

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   3  Format meaning:
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   5    %a - The abbreviated weekday name (``Sun'')
   6    %A - The  full  weekday  name (``Sunday'')
   7    %b - The abbreviated month name (``Jan'')
   8    %B - The  full  month  name (``January'')
   9    %c - The preferred local date and time representation
  10    %d - Day of the month (01..31)
  11    %H - Hour of the day, 24-hour clock (00..23)
  12    %I - Hour of the day, 12-hour clock (01..12)
  13    %j - Day of the year (001..366)
  14    %m - Month of the year (01..12)
  15    %M - Minute of the hour (00..59)
  16    %p - Meridian indicator (``AM''  or  ``PM'')
  17    %S - Second of the minute (00..60)
  18    %U - Week  number  of the current year,
  19            starting with the first Sunday as the first
  20            day of the first week (00..53)
  21    %W - Week  number  of the current year,
  22            starting with the first Monday as the first
  23            day of the first week (00..53)
  24    %w - Day of the week (Sunday is 0, 0..6)
  25    %x - Preferred representation for the date alone, no time
  26    %X - Preferred representation for the time alone, no date
  27    %y - Year without a century (00..99)
  28    %Y - Year with century
  29    %Z - Time zone name
  30    %% - Literal ``%'' character
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  32     t = Time.now
  33     t.strftime("Printed on %m/%d/%Y")   #=> "Printed on 04/09/2003"
  34     t.strftime("at %I:%M%p")            #=> "at 08:56AM"
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